Verizon Wireless ordered 400,000 Palm devices

We’ve been told by one of our VZW connects that the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi are both starting to appear in Verizon Wireless’ inventory systems. In addition, we’ve also heard from the same source that Verizon placed an order for approximately 200,000 Palm Pre handsets as well as 200,000 Palm Pixi handsets.

The pre would be cool if it had a micro sd slot, don’t know why that wasn’t included, I’d rather get a droid

Protegé

Droid > Pre > RAZR > A Rock > iphone

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warhed

Wonder if they’ll have the pixie in pink as well as the pre? — am kidding!!!!

J

Pre would be an amazing device if it had a better hardware built and longer batter (instead of using the same one from the Centro). Hopefully the rumored Pre2 will be what we were expecting.. everyone gets it wrong the first time with their new phones (etc RIMs Storm, Google G1..)

Android is good and all but as of this moment I think the best OS goes to WebOS, if only WebOS had the customization and number of apps like Android it would be a dead on killer.

Apple seed

Wow …… Hey how about the iphone 3GS how many VZW order umm let me guest ? 0 .. I think that about rite :) yea im spection …

Sam

Dude WTF is up with your english?

NASA

He wrote it with the iphone, onscreen keybords suck, hardware all the way(excluding the pres which also sucks).

Gauntlet Down

That’s not very many devices.

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WebOS is the nicest looking OS out there, IMO. It’s a shame the build quality of the best device it’s on (Pre) isn’t great and the apps aren’t the greatest either. WebOS had a great start, but it’s not quiet enough. Still, I see a bright future for WebOS, and hopefully the Pre coming to Verizon is better than Sprint’s version.

StevenGlansburg

Yeah, I totally agree with you… maybe the iphone will finally take off once it gets to Verizon

WOW, ladies and gents. I present to you a spanish speaking troll who feels it’s ok to use bad language to talk about VZW customers…

bluehorseshoe

Vote for Perro.

Jermajesty

Quit drinking the Koolaid, Verizon nation. Nothing wrong with Sprint, and has not been for years. It’s time to quit the bashing and acknowledge that Sprint has turned it around.

Android looks good, but underneath its well behind iphone and webos. Android needs to support exchange email completely (including remote wipe and PIN locking) and natively (sorry touchdown) before any serious business will take a look. Until then Droid, Nexus One, Hero, and whatever other over-hyped hardware comes along will be nothing more than glorified feature phones.

Pre>Droid

VZW

If it wern’t for Verizon, Sprint wouldn’t be in service right now, so don’t even start.

Jermajesty

I am not sure what you mean by this, or how it even applies. My point was that Android is not where the hype says it should be, and Verizon is not as much better than Sprint as they think they are. WebOS is living up to the hype, and the iPhone is the king of the hill (as hard as that is to say). Sprint has turned it around, and I respect any business that recognizes perceived flaws and corrects them (as opposed to a business that struts like they have no flaws…VZW).

Droid _Dizzy

Droid>Droid Eris>palm pre>N1>a pile of dirt>i-phone

J

I disagree, too much of the help at Sprint are surley. They have a bad attitiude b/c they are afraid they will be next to get fired. As the company has downsized, due to the loss of so much of it’s customer base. You do not have to beleive me, Consumer reports found Sprint to be at th every bottom of the pile in terms of customer satisfaction!

The Truth

I wouldn’t trust everything Consumer Reports says. Take their reviews with a grain of salt.

Claiming Consumer Reports does shoddy work by posting an article from CNet is not going to convince anyone. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black…

VZW

This past one AT&T was, but Sprint wasn’t to far behind.

Jermajesty

I don’t buy Consumer Reports conclusions on many reviews. They do not have the budget to get people that have in-depth knowledge, and they rely on consumer ratings that are heavily influenced by media reports. So if BGR bashes Sprint and AT&T for years, guess what bias will show up in the ratings that come from BGR readers?

Additionally, I have not run across any surly help at Sprint. In fact, I have not experienced reasonable disappointment with any interactions with Sprint.

I have been a customer of Sprint for nearly 10 years now. I have needed very few interactions with Sprint people. I suppose when things just work, you don’t need help…eh Verizon koolaid drinkers?

Jarrett

Well, to sell even 100,000 a company would need 400,000 on hand. Why? Well you return three Pre’s to get it right on the fourth. I was just happy that someone made a phone after my favoraite cookie, the OREO.

Maxtor

I just got the Droid but for some reason I still WANT the Pre! There is something about it that makes me want to eBay the Droid and get it! Stupid?

plicker

Lets put a little perspective on it…
Sprint, Verizon, AT&T..who really gives a shit which carrier u use, all have pros and cons. For me, the Treo’s are the best hard core business phone out there, unfortunately, they are way out of date, blackberry sucks, believe me I tried them all. I live where the only cell coverage is VZW….no AT&T, no Sprint, no T-moblie…no etc. I don’t care about who has more apps, games, and junk available for their phones. iphones suck, oh wait, now u can cut and paste, sorry! So, Im hoping WebOS is strong for business, even tho I think Palm is way behind the power curve…and stop knocking every other carrier that you don’t use.

And for the Spanish speaking troll…both my grandparents are from Mexico, guess thats makes me Mexican, but this is AMERICA, so speak English you fuck!!

American

This is the internet, doof, not America. It covers the world. You’re in the US, I’m in the US. The greatest invention in a century gives you the ability to talk to people around the globe and you yell at them for not talking in your language.

StevenGlansburg

well it is kind of ignorant going to an English speaking site and speaking a language that the majority of the people won’t understand.

hell yeah

And now after this leaked VZW , the January 5 opening of the online store for Nexus One will finally be unveiled.

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